Silfra Diving Adventure with Pickup
About this activity
Highlights
- Dive between tectonic plates
- Explore crystal-clear waters
- Experience unique underwater landscapes
- Guided by certified professionals
- Convenient Reykjavik pickup included
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Round-trip transportation from Reykjavik
- Guided diving experience in Silfra Fissure
- All necessary diving equipment
- Meals and personal expenses
Itinerary
You will be picked up in Reykjavik and drive for about 45 minutes to Thingvellir National Park. Once your group of max 3 divers has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit and diving equipment. Your guide will explain how to use this equipment and how to ensure that you will be warm and comfortable during your tour. You can change in our heated Changing Van and the guide will help you with putting all the gear on. We recommend wearing long underwear and thick socks. Your guide will brief you on Silfra and safety as well as the unique geological and cultural history of Thingvellir national park, and the continental tectonic plates. The briefing and gearing up takes approx 1 hour. You will walk 5 minutes to Silfra and start your 30 - 45 minute scuba diving tour of the four main parts of Silfra: the Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. Make sure you remember to take a photo of you touching the continents, a bucket list moment.
Important information
Know before you book
- Check availability for your preferred date
- Confirm pickup location and time in Reykjavik
- Review cancellation policy before booking
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable clothing suitable for the weather
- Bring a swimsuit for the dive
- Ensure you have a valid diving certification
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Good to know
- All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. Please contact local operator in order to request the form via email.
- All participant's height, weight and age information must be provided to local operator to ensure they bring the best fitting drysuit. The tour operator will contact you after booking to ask for this information.
- IMPORTANT - Participants who are 60 years of age and older must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
- Participants must be minimum PADI Open Water and Drysuit certified or equivalent
- Participants must have dry suit diving certification and a logged dry suit dive within two years of the tour date OR have at least 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the tour date and be able to provide written proof from a diving instructor of these dry suit dives.
- Minimum height is 4ft 11in (150cm). Minimum weight is 100lbs (45kg).
- Maximum height and weight is 6ft7in (200cm) and 264lbs (120kg).
- Participants must be comfortable in water and able to swim, physically fit and healthy
- Please note that that dry suits can sometimes feel quite tight and constricting
- All participants must be able to communicate in English.
- Not suitable for pregnant women
- Recommended to bring a change of clothes and warm undergarments
- IMPORTANT: If you wish to be picked up from your central Reykjavik hotel or hostel, please provide details of the hotel/hostel in the relevant field at checkout. If you prefer to meet at the tour at the BSI Bus Terminal, please note this in the hotel field at checkout
- Dry suits are worn over your own clothing. We recommend wearing long thermal underwear and thick wool socks as a base layer under the dry suit
- Participants must be at minimum 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants)
Traveler reviews
Bucket list!
Dive.IS is a top notch organization! I reached out to customer service several times before the dive. They were welcoming and thorough. On snorkel day, EVERY step was organized and well done, from pickup to drop-off. The entire staff worked together seamlessly to provide a great experience!
Very nice dive.
Everyone is picked up, and therefore not everyone is collected at the start of the tour. The pickup was almost 30 minutes later than agreed at the end. This should have been communicated so that one does not become restless. The bus ride to the dive spot was good. The dive and the entire organization on site were very good. The guides were excellent and tried to take care of all the concerns of their diving guests. The dive spot was definitely among my highlights.
Amazing views, wasn't as cold as expected
Once I put my face in the water, I was mesmerized by the views. I wished there wasn't a current, as I wanted to stay and enjoy the clear water stretching as far as I could see. My guide, Anaiza, kept the tour light-hearted from instructions to snorkeling! If only the dry suits weren't so uncomfortable! But, once I saw the views, I forgot about the suit. Definitely a good way to understand all the fissures you see around Iceland.
Pure adventure diving - first class
Pure adventure diving - first class A great experience, clear visibility, everything as in the photos, this is rare and probably only here between the tectonic plates, unique. Very well organized, excellent rental equipment, nothing is missing. Although a bit pricey, it is justified; I can only recommend it. The cool weather and water temperatures are hardly noticed due to the good conditions. An experience that every diver should not miss.
Amazing tour with a fantastic guide
The best experience! Wilfred was an amazing and very helpful guide!